The Pittsburgh native rose to serve two terms as Pennsylvania’s 41st governor, from 1979 to 1987.
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Pa.’s ban on indoor dining, school sports won’t extend beyond Jan. 4
A formal announcement by the administration is expected Wednesday afternoon.
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State-run psychiatric hospital can’t recruit enough workers as Pa. risks violating federal requirements
Staff is “running out of gas” at Torrance State Hospital, where federal inspectors said short-staffing created safety risks in 2018 and 2019.
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As coronavirus hits home, Pa. GOP shifts messaging but still rejects mandates
Still, at least two Republican lawmakers said Gov. Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 diagnosis was proof masks and other mitigation efforts don’t work.
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Mailed ballots, tight deadlines caused a crunch for Pa. elections officials. Now, comes the reckoning.
Voters could request a mail ballot just seven days before the Nov. 3 election, making it difficult for county offices to send them out and receive them back by the deadline.
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Thousands of Pa. families face potential eviction come the new year
Hundreds of thousands of families across Pennsylvania could lose their homes in January, after emergency unemployment benefits and federal eviction protections expire and as the state grapples with record numbers of new coronavirus cases.
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The 2020 election cost Pa. counties millions in OT, was most expensive ever, officials say
The pandemic and a new vote-by-mail system overwhelmed already overworked election offices, but some tapped federal pandemic stimulus money to help cover costs.
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Wolf temporarily suspends Pa. indoor dining, school sports
The 4 p.m. announcement comes as confirmed coronavirus cases in Pennsylvania continue to break records, and hospitals struggle with rising admissions and a potential staffing crisis.
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Some local Pa. judges enjoy light workloads as taxpayers pay millions for salaries, pensions, health care
A yearlong investigation by PennLive and Spotlight PA found huge variations in workloads among Pennsylvania’s more than 500 local judges, despite good salaries and benefits paid by taxpayers.
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Piles of records and months of reporting lead to eye-opening report on Pa. district judges
A yearlong investigation by PennLive and Spotlight PA included a detailed analysis of more than 3.8 million case events, as well as more than 40 interviews.
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Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf tests positive for the coronavirus, other officials in quarantine
“During a routine test yesterday, I tested positive for COVID-19,” Wolf said in a Wednesday statement.
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GOP leaders ask Congress to reject Pa.’s electors for Joe Biden
GOP lawmakers sent a letter to the state’s U.S. representatives and senators Friday, claiming that Gov. Tom Wolf and the secretary of the commonwealth “undermined” the state’s new vote-by-mail law and the certification of its Electoral College delegation.
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Pandemic, partisan attacks exposed gaps in Pa.’s new mail-in voting law
While many lawmakers agree changes are needed, finding common ground in the current hyper-partisan climate might be impossible.
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Pa. hospitals on the brink of a staffing crisis as COVID-19 surges
At least a third of the hospitals in the southwest and south-central part of the state expect shortages in the next week, state data shows. Some rural facilities are already in crisis.
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‘Mistakes were made’ at maskless election hearing held by COVID-positive lawmaker, Pa. Senate leader says
Breaking his silence, top GOP Sen. Jake Corman said his office is reviewing how the hearing was organized and executed.